Brown is NOT gone yet.

[BurtWorm]

FEMA Chief Relieved of Katrina Duties

By LARA JAKES JORDAN
The Associated Press
Friday, September 9, 2005; 1:35 PM

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/09/AR2005090900795_pf.html

WASHINGTON -- Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown is being removed from his role managing Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.

Brown is being sent back to Washington from Baton Rouge, where he was the primary official overseeing the federal government's response to the disaster, according to two federal officials who declined to be identified before the announcement.

Brown will be replaced by Coast Guard Vice Adm. Thad w. Allen, who was overseeing New Orleans relief and rescue efforts.

Brown has been under fire because of the administration's slow response to the magnitude of the hurricane. On Thursday, questions were raised about whether he padded his resume to highlight his previous emergency management background.

Less than an hour before Brown's removal came to light, White House press secretary Scott McClellan said Brown had not resigned and the president had not asked for his resignation.

McClellan did not directly answer a question about whether the president had full confidence in Brown.

[xultar]

1. THANK YOU!!! I didn't wanna post another thread but one needed to

be posted with the real picture.

I don't know why everyone was celebrating. Brownie is still the head of FEMA.

[bluestateguy]

2. He'll be out in a few months

They're going to ease him out so he can leave under the pretense of wanting to "spend more time with his family".

[BurtWorm]

5. Right. That way Bush can claim he didn't bow to pressure.

Which is very important for the boy's self-image, for some totally fucked up reason. :grr:

[Ioo]

3. Right, He is NOT gone, he is just going back to his office at FEMA

He still is getting a paycheck from you

[fooj]

4. By taking a civilian out they replaced him with a military Admiral.

They have just turned this into a military operation.

Peace.

[geomon666]

8. He's from the Coast Guard

Not the military.

[corkhead]

6. new definition of peter principle; promoted BEYOND level of incompetence

[orpupilofnature57]

7. He was there when he shouldn't have, Who's fault ?of course excluding **

[mmonk]

9. On his way back

for a medal and promotion?

[flyarm]

10. just did what governor didn't want and just made it military!!

instead of putting an expert in disaster..or long time fema expert... they just made it a military operation!!

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[flyarm]

11. msnbc just said a little while ago that brown wanted to retire

soon anyway..he was going to retire in nov "after" hurricane season..

ohhhh that makes me feel real good since i have a home on the florida gulf!

shall i do a wooo hoooo..or a puke???

i think i will stick with a puke....yes i am directly on the gulf of mexico...

and my second home is on the beach in nj...i feel real good knowing this fucker will stay on through the hurricane season...

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